Suspenders.



PATENTED MAY 8, 1906.

W. PIGOTT.

SUSPENDBRS.

APPLICATION PILBD OGT.7, 1905.

mm co.. FMIfO-LIYROGNA say, each guide-100p B and B is formed as a'NITED STATES PATENT orrron.

WILLIAM PIGOTT, OF CHICAGO, ILLIN OIS.

S S P E N D E FIS Specification of Letters Patent. Application filedOct0bor 7,1905. Serial No. 281.725.

shown in Fig. 1. The inner edges of each of the guide-loops B and B maybe brought nearer together at the center, as shoWn at I) in Fig. 2,these opposing portions boing separated, however, a sufficient distanceapart to permit the suspenders A and A to be readily inserted inposition within the clasp. B v leaving an open space between the edgesof the guide loops opposite the connectinghereof. plate I) the clasp canbe readily placed upon The present invention has for its object to anypair of suspenders and will serve to hold provide an improvedconstruction of clasp them in position for use, while allowing the foruniting the suspenders at their point of suspenders to move freel oneupon the intersection, the purpose of the clasp being to other understrains to which they Will be suballow the suspenders toadjustthemselves jected. It will thus be seen that when in With ease andfreedom to the various 1noveposition for use 1ny improved back claspWill ments of the wearers body. remain with certainty at thecrossing'point The invention consists in the features of of thesuspenders regardless of variations in novelty hereinafter described,illustrated in height of the crossingpoint incident to the theaccompanyingdrawings, and particufigure of the wearer, because the claspis free larly pointed out in the claims at the end of t0 slide up ordown to the point of interthis specification. section. Moreover, whilethe clasp adjusts Figure 1 is a plan view of a pair of suspenditself todifferent positions it also serves to ers embodying my invention. F ig.2 is a dehold the suspenders together, and thus pretail planviewof1nyimproved clasp with the vent their slipping clown over theshoulders. suspenders removed therefrom. Fig. 3 is a It promptlyresponds also to the wearer, reface view, and Fig. 4 is a back viewshowing tmning always to normal position. a modified form of theinvention. Fig. 5 is a In the preferred embodin1ent of my invensectionon line 5 5 of Fig. 4. tion, which is that illustrated in Figs. 3, 4, Aand A designate the suspenders, the and 5 of the drawings, the backclasp is back ends of which are rovided With suitable formed of twosections that are pivoted t0- buttonholes a or simi ar means for attachgether, each of these sections having an upment to the back buttons ofthe trousers and per 100p at one side of its pivotpoint and a the frontends of which are formed with the lower loop at the opposite side ofsaid pivotusual buttonholeloops a or other similar point, the upper andlower loops of one secmeans for engagement with the front buttons tionbeing arranged opposite the correspondof the trousers. At their point ofintersecing loops of the other section of the clasp. tion the suspendersA and A pass through en the sections are pivoted together, the the claspwhich characterizes my present inupper guide-100p of one section and thelower vention. gu1dedoop of the other section form reversely In the formof my invention illustrated in 1nclined guides corresponding to theguide- Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings the back clasp loops B and B in theconstruction hereinbeis shown as formed of a single plate of metal foredescribed. As shown in Figs. 3, 4, and having guideloops B and B andconnecting 5, each of the pivoted sections may have its portion 6. Eachof the guide-loops B and B upper and lower guidedoops cut away, if dehasits free edges b folded over to form the sired, to lighten the clasp;but this is 1101; esguide-loops which receive the suspenders A sential.Each of the sections C and 0 is and A, as shown in Fig. 1. The outerporformed at its upper end with a guide-100p by tion of each of theguide-loops B and B is turning over the metal of the section and isflared at an angle from the centerthat is to formed at its lower endWith a similar guideloop made in like manner. The upper and lowersections are shown as cut away to lighten the clasp, so that the uppersection has its uide-loops formed of the bars 0 and 0, while file lowerguide-100p of this section is formed of U-shaped bars 6 and and si1niNo. 819,794. Patented May 8, 1906.

[0 all who7m izfi 7nay concern: Be it known that I, WILLIAM PIGOTT, acitizen of the United States, residing in the city of Chicago, county ofCook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Suspenders, of which I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part channel that is reversely inclinedfrom its centerthe walls of the guide-100p being separated at asufiicient distance to receive the suspenders A and A when placed oneupon the other within the guide-100p, as

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' tien of each side larly the section C has its upper 100p formed of theUshaped bars 0 and c and has its 1ower guide-100p formed of the bars 0and 6 The upper and lower guide-loops of each of the sections C and C isconnected by an integral part of the section, and these sections arepivoted together, as at D, by a pin or rivet, so that the sections canmove freely to correspond to the movement of the suspenders. As shown inFigs. 4 and 5, the guideloops of the sections C and 0 have their frontedges arranged sufficiently far apart to permit the suspenders to bereadiiy inserted into the loops, and when thus inserted the suspenderswill be held in fiat and compact relation, and yet will be free to slipone upon the other in order to respond to the movements of the wearer.In practice I have found that no matter what point upon the suspendersthe Clasp may be placed the strain upon the suspenders causes the claspto be located at the proper point of.intersection of the suspenders, andthe loops allow an easy movement of the suspenders not only conducive tothe comfort of the wearer, but also avoiding eXcess wear upon the edgesof the suspenders.

Having thus described n1y invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a pair of sus penders, of a back,clasp havingguide-loops at each side thereof, the upper and lower por formingreverselyinclined portions receiving the suspenders, the edges of theguide-loops being arranged at a distance apart to permit the suspendersto be inserted in the clasp.

2. The combination with a pair of suspenders, tions pivoted together,each section hav1ng an upper 100p at one side of its pivotal point and alower 100p at the opposite side of its pivotal point, the upper andlower loops of one section being arranged opposite the correspondingioops of the other section Whereby the suspenders are adapted to lie insaid loops on the same side of the pivotal point.

3. The combination with a pair of suspenders, of a back clasp formed oftwo sections pivoted together, each section having an upper 100p at oneside of its pivotal point and a iower loop at the Opposite side of itspivotai point, the upper and lower loops of one section being arrangedopposite the corresponding loops of the other section, the opposingedges of the loops being separated to permit the insertion of thesuspenders whereby the suspenders are adapted to lie in said loops onthe same side of the pivotal point.

4. The combination with a pair of suspenders, of a back clasp formed oftwo sections, each of said sections being made from plate metal withintegral upper and lower loops connected together, said two sectionsbeing pivoted, and each section having an upper 100p at one side of itspivotal point and a lower 100p at the opposite side of said pivotalpoint,. the upper and lower loops of one section being arranged oppositethe cor responding loops of the other section where by the suspendersare adapted to lie in said ioops on the same side of the pivotal point.

WILLIAM PIGOTT Nitnesses KATIARINE GERLAGH, LILLIAN PRENTICE.

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